Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Epping Forest District Council
United Kingdom
Civic Offices, 323 High Street
Epping
CM16 4BZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1992564000
E-mail: procurement@eppingforestdc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Design and Build of Operations Hub
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
Epping Forest District Council wishes to appoint a main contractor to design and build a new Operational Hub located on / adjacent to land at North Weald Aerodrome, North Weald, Essex. The Hub will comprise of vehicle fleet parking, administration offices, storage and vehicle maintenance hangars, and associated infrastructure including accesses, paths, internal roads, parking, fencing, lighting and landscaping.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
6 900 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45000000
45110000
45112700
45210000
45211350
45213000
45213200
45213220
45213250
45213251
45213310
45220000
45223000
45300000
71315000
45400000
71242000
71320000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH35
UK
Main site or place of performance:
West Essex,UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Epping Forest District Council wishes to appoint a main contractor to design and build a new Operational Hub located on / adjacent to land at North Weald Aerodrome, North Weald, Essex. The Hub will comprise of vehicle fleet parking, administration offices, storage and vehicle maintenance hangars, and associated infrastructure including accesses, paths, internal roads, parking, fencing, lighting and landscaping.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-023366
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 3595
Title: Contract for the Construction of a New Waste Depot at North Weald Airfield
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Barnes Group Limited
01359667
6 Bermuda Road, Ransomes Europark
Ipswich
IP3 9RU
UK
NUTS: UKH14
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 6 900 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/01/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Barnes Group
01359667
6 Bermuda Road
Ipswich
IP3 9RU
UK
NUTS: UKH14
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 6 885 369.32
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Epping Forest District Council reserves the right to discontinue this procurement at any stage, reject all or any of the bids for the competition and not to appoint any Tenderer. The award of this contract is subject to governance approvals within Epping Forest District Council. Neither Epping Forest District Council nor any organisation on whose behalf this procurement is undertaken is to be liable for any costs incurred by those participating in this procurement process.
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Epping Forest District Council shall incorporate a mandatory 10 day standstill period as required by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/06/2025